KERSHAW – A sea of foam and water poured down the charred walls of a strip of commercial buildings in Kershaw early Sunday morning, March 1, as more than 50 firefighters battled a blaze inside the building.

Area firefighters responded to a fire at a home on Camp Creek Road Friday morning, Feb. 20 that displaced a family of four.

Leocadia Francis, who lives in the two-story home at 1652 Camp Creek Road with her husband, 7-year-old daughter and mother, said her mother found the fire as she was getting ready for work shortly shortly before 7.

S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley declared a state of emergency for 31 counties, including Lancaster County, at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 25, in anticipation of a winter storm that is expected to roll across the state tonight and early Thursday, Feb. 26.

Days after fugitive Harland Donnell Melton was found by authorities walking through a coastal Oregon city, new details have emerged about the events leading up to his capture on the other side of the country.